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A new lease on life after aortic surgery: ‘It’s so incredible to feel this good’
The Peter Munk Centre for Excellence in Aortic Disease is on the cutting edge of aortic care and research. The same team is ...
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Transcatheter aortic valve implantation complexity score
The factors that determine coronary obstruction risk are derived from the pre-TAVI CT and include coronary height, sinus width, virtual transcatheter heart valve-to-coronary (VTC) distance, culprit ...
Naturally derived nanoparticles show promise against cardiovascular and kidney disease
Cardiovascular disease and kidney disease are two of the most urgent issues in global public health. In the United States ...
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Abstract 16687: Aging-Related Klotho Deficiency in Human Aortic Valve Interstitial Cells Exaggerates the Inflammatory Response Through Down-Regulation of Autophagy Activity
The inflammatory response of aortic valve interstitial cells (AVICs) contributes to the mechanism of CAVD progression. Our previous work demonstrated that the innate immunity mediated by Toll-like ...